Agriculture and Agricultural Alternatives

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

Focuses on the origins and domestication of crops and livestock, and on the increasingly narrow genetic resources available to modern production systems. Conventional, intensive, and industrial farming systems are considered, as well as alternatives such as organic farming, biodynamics, and the development of niche markets. Farm visits are included. Prerequisite: ERSC 1010H and 1020H. Recommended: SAFS 1001H; BIOL 1020H or 1030H; and ERSC-BIOL-SAFS 2350H.